diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
index 366fc7a..db973e5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ config MOUSE_PS2_OLPC
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH
+	bool "FocalTech PS/2 mouse protocol extension" if EXPERT
+	default y
+	depends on MOUSE_PS2
+	help
+	  Say Y here if you have a FocalTech PS/2 TouchPad connected to
+	  your system.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
 config MOUSE_SERIAL
 	tristate "Serial mouse"
 	select SERIO
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
index f4d657e..f838cab4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Focaltech TouchPad PS/2 mouse driver
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Red Hat Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Mathias Gottschlag <mgottschlag@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -13,15 +14,14 @@
  * Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
  */
 
-/*
- * The Focaltech PS/2 touchpad protocol is unknown. This drivers deals with
- * detection only, to avoid further detection attempts confusing the touchpad
- * this way it at least works in PS/2 mouse compatibility mode.
- */
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/libps2.h>
+#include <linux/input/mt.h>
+#include <linux/serio.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "psmouse.h"
+#include "focaltech.h"
 
 static const char * const focaltech_pnp_ids[] = {
 	"FLT0101",
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ static const char * const focaltech_pnp_ids[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+/*
+ * Even if the kernel is built without support for Focaltech PS/2 touchpads (or
+ * when the real driver fails to recognize the device), we still have to detect
+ * them in order to avoid further detection attempts confusing the touchpad.
+ * This way it at least works in PS/2 mouse compatibility mode.
+ */
 int focaltech_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 {
 	if (!psmouse_matches_pnp_id(psmouse, focaltech_pnp_ids))
@@ -37,16 +43,309 @@ int focaltech_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 
 	if (set_properties) {
 		psmouse->vendor = "FocalTech";
-		psmouse->name = "FocalTech Touchpad in mouse emulation mode";
+		psmouse->name = "FocalTech Touchpad";
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+static void focaltech_reset(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 {
 	ps2_command(&psmouse->ps2dev, NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_RESET_DIS);
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH
+
+static void focaltech_report_state(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+	struct focaltech_hw_state *state = &priv->state;
+	struct input_dev *dev = psmouse->dev;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < FOC_MAX_FINGERS; i++) {
+		struct focaltech_finger_state *finger = &state->fingers[i];
+		bool active = finger->active && finger->valid;
+		input_mt_slot(dev, i);
+		input_mt_report_slot_state(dev, MT_TOOL_FINGER, active);
+		if (active) {
+			input_report_abs(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X, finger->x);
+			input_report_abs(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y,
+					focaltech_invert_y(finger->y));
+		}
+	}
+	input_mt_report_pointer_emulation(dev, true);
+
+	input_report_key(psmouse->dev, BTN_LEFT, state->pressed);
+	input_sync(psmouse->dev);
+}
+
+static void process_touch_packet(struct focaltech_hw_state *state,
+		unsigned char *packet)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned char fingers = packet[1];
+
+	state->pressed = (packet[0] >> 4) & 1;
+	/* the second byte contains a bitmap of all fingers touching the pad */
+	for (i = 0; i < FOC_MAX_FINGERS; i++) {
+		state->fingers[i].active = fingers & 0x1;
+		if (!state->fingers[i].active) {
+			/* even when the finger becomes active again, we still
+			 * will have to wait for the first valid position */
+			state->fingers[i].valid = false;
+		}
+		fingers >>= 1;
+	}
+}
+
+static void process_abs_packet(struct psmouse *psmouse,
+		unsigned char *packet)
+{
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+	struct focaltech_hw_state *state = &priv->state;
+	unsigned int finger;
+
+	finger = (packet[1] >> 4) - 1;
+	if (finger >= FOC_MAX_FINGERS) {
+		psmouse_err(psmouse, "Invalid finger in abs packet: %d",
+				finger);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	state->pressed = (packet[0] >> 4) & 1;
+	/*
+	 * packet[5] contains some kind of tool size in the most significant
+	 * nibble. 0xff is a special value (latching) that signals a large
+	 * contact area.
+	 */
+	if (packet[5] == 0xff) {
+		state->fingers[finger].valid = false;
+		return;
+	}
+	state->fingers[finger].x = ((packet[1] & 0xf) << 8) | packet[2];
+	state->fingers[finger].y = (packet[3] << 8) | packet[4];
+	state->fingers[finger].valid = true;
+}
+
+static void process_rel_packet(struct psmouse *psmouse,
+		unsigned char *packet)
+{
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+	struct focaltech_hw_state *state = &priv->state;
+	int finger1, finger2;
+
+	state->pressed = packet[0] >> 7;
+	finger1 = ((packet[0] >> 4) & 0x7) - 1;
+	if (finger1 < FOC_MAX_FINGERS) {
+		state->fingers[finger1].x += (char)packet[1];
+		state->fingers[finger1].y += (char)packet[2];
+	} else {
+		psmouse_err(psmouse, "First finger in rel packet invalid: %d",
+				finger1);
+	}
+	/*
+	 * If there is an odd number of fingers, the last relative packet only
+	 * contains one finger. In this case, the second finger index in the
+	 * packet is 0 (we subtract 1 in the lines above to create array
+	 * indices, so the finger will overflow and be above FOC_MAX_FINGERS).
+	 */
+	finger2 = ((packet[3] >> 4) & 0x7) - 1;
+	if (finger2 < FOC_MAX_FINGERS) {
+		state->fingers[finger2].x += (char)packet[4];
+		state->fingers[finger2].y += (char)packet[5];
+	}
+}
+
+static void focaltech_process_packet(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+	unsigned char *packet = psmouse->packet;
+
+	switch (packet[0] & 0xf) {
+	case FOC_TOUCH:
+		process_touch_packet(&priv->state, packet);
+		break;
+	case FOC_ABS:
+		process_abs_packet(psmouse, packet);
+		break;
+	case FOC_REL:
+		process_rel_packet(psmouse, packet);
+		break;
+	default:
+		psmouse_err(psmouse, "Unknown packet type: %02x", packet[0]);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	focaltech_report_state(psmouse);
+}
+
+static psmouse_ret_t focaltech_process_byte(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	if (psmouse->pktcnt >= 6) { /* Full packet received */
+		focaltech_process_packet(psmouse);
+		return PSMOUSE_FULL_PACKET;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * we might want to do some validation of the data here, but we do not
+	 * know the protocoll well enough
+	 */
+	return PSMOUSE_GOOD_DATA;
+}
+
+static int focaltech_switch_protocol(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	struct ps2dev *ps2dev = &psmouse->ps2dev;
+	unsigned char param[3];
+
+	param[0] = 0;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, 0x10f8))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, 0x10f8))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, 0x10f8))
+		return -EIO;
+	param[0] = 1;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, 0x10f8))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_ENABLE))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void focaltech_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+	kfree(psmouse->private);
+	psmouse->private = NULL;
+}
+
+static int focaltech_reconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+	if (focaltech_switch_protocol(psmouse)) {
+		psmouse_err(psmouse,
+			    "Unable to initialize the device.");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void set_input_params(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	struct input_dev *dev = psmouse->dev;
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+
+	__set_bit(EV_ABS, dev->evbit);
+	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X, 0, priv->x_max, 0, 0);
+	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, 0, priv->y_max, 0, 0);
+	input_mt_init_slots(dev, 5, INPUT_MT_POINTER);
+	__clear_bit(EV_REL, dev->evbit);
+	__clear_bit(REL_X, dev->relbit);
+	__clear_bit(REL_Y, dev->relbit);
+	__clear_bit(BTN_RIGHT, dev->keybit);
+	__clear_bit(BTN_MIDDLE, dev->keybit);
+	__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD, dev->propbit);
+}
+
+static int focaltech_read_register(struct ps2dev *ps2dev, int reg,
+		unsigned char *param)
+{
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETSCALE11))
+		return -EIO;
+	param[0] = 0;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES))
+		return -EIO;
+	param[0] = reg;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES))
+		return -EIO;
+	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_GETINFO))
+		return -EIO;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int focaltech_read_size(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	struct ps2dev *ps2dev = &psmouse->ps2dev;
+	struct focaltech_data *priv = psmouse->private;
+	char param[3];
+
+	if (focaltech_read_register(ps2dev, 2, param))
+		return -EIO;
+	/* not sure whether this is 100% correct */
+	priv->x_max = (unsigned char)param[1] * 128;
+	priv->y_max = (unsigned char)param[2] * 128;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	struct focaltech_data *priv;
+	int err;
+
+	psmouse->private = priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct focaltech_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+	err = focaltech_read_size(psmouse);
+	if (err) {
+		focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+		psmouse_err(psmouse,
+			    "Unable to read the size of the touchpad.");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	if (focaltech_switch_protocol(psmouse)) {
+		focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+		psmouse_err(psmouse,
+			    "Unable to initialize the device.");
+		err = -ENOSYS;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	set_input_params(psmouse);
+
+	psmouse->protocol_handler = focaltech_process_byte;
+	psmouse->pktsize = 6;
+	psmouse->disconnect = focaltech_disconnect;
+	psmouse->reconnect = focaltech_reconnect;
+	psmouse->cleanup = focaltech_reset;
+	/* resync is not supported yet */
+	psmouse->resync_time = 0;
 
 	return 0;
+fail:
+	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+	kfree(priv);
+	return err;
+}
+
+bool focaltech_supported(void)
+{
+	return true;
 }
+
+#else /* CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH */
+
+int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+bool focaltech_supported(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH */
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
index 498650c..bda3241 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Focaltech TouchPad PS/2 mouse driver
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Red Hat Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Mathias Gottschlag <mgottschlag@gmail.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -16,7 +17,66 @@
 #ifndef _FOCALTECH_H
 #define _FOCALTECH_H
 
+/*
+ * Packet types - the numbers are not consecutive, so we might be missing
+ * something here.
+ */
+#define FOC_TOUCH 0x3 /* bitmap of active fingers */
+#define FOC_ABS 0x6 /* absolute position of one finger */
+#define FOC_REL 0x9 /* relative position of 1-2 fingers */
+
+#define FOC_MAX_FINGERS 5
+
+#define FOC_MAX_X 2431
+#define FOC_MAX_Y 1663
+
+static inline int focaltech_invert_y(int y)
+{
+	return FOC_MAX_Y - y;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Current state of a single finger on the touchpad.
+ */
+struct focaltech_finger_state {
+	/* the touchpad has generated a touch event for the finger */
+	bool active;
+	/*
+	 * The touchpad has sent position data for the finger. The flag is 0
+	 * when the finger is not active, and there is a time between the first
+	 * touch event for the finger and the following absolute position
+	 * packet for the finger where the touchpad has declared the finger to
+	 * be valid, but we do not have any valid position yet.
+	 */
+	bool valid;
+	/* absolute position (from the bottom left corner) of the finger */
+	unsigned int x;
+	unsigned int y;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Description of the current state of the touchpad hardware.
+ */
+struct focaltech_hw_state {
+	/*
+	 * The touchpad tracks the positions of the fingers for us, the array
+	 * indices correspond to the finger indices returned in the report
+	 * packages.
+	 */
+	struct focaltech_finger_state fingers[FOC_MAX_FINGERS];
+	/*
+	 * True if the clickpad has been pressed.
+	 */
+	bool pressed;
+};
+
+struct focaltech_data {
+	unsigned int x_max, y_max;
+	struct focaltech_hw_state state;
+};
+
 int focaltech_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties);
 int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse);
+bool focaltech_supported(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 95a3a6e..68469fe 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -725,16 +725,19 @@ static int psmouse_extensions(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 
 /* Always check for focaltech, this is safe as it uses pnp-id matching */
 	if (psmouse_do_detect(focaltech_detect, psmouse, set_properties) == 0) {
-		if (!set_properties || focaltech_init(psmouse) == 0) {
-			/*
-			 * Not supported yet, use bare protocol.
-			 * Note that we need to also restrict
-			 * psmouse_max_proto so that psmouse_initialize()
-			 * does not try to reset rate and resolution,
-			 * because even that upsets the device.
-			 */
-			psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_PS2;
-			return PSMOUSE_PS2;
+		if (max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
+			if (!set_properties || focaltech_init(psmouse) == 0) {
+				if (focaltech_supported())
+					return PSMOUSE_FOCALTECH;
+				/*
+				 * Note that we need to also restrict
+				 * psmouse_max_proto so that psmouse_initialize()
+				 * does not try to reset rate and resolution,
+				 * because even that upsets the device.
+				 */
+				psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_PS2;
+				return PSMOUSE_PS2;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1063,6 +1066,15 @@ static const struct psmouse_protocol psmouse_protocols[] = {
 		.alias		= "cortps",
 		.detect		= cortron_detect,
 	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH
+	{
+		.type		= PSMOUSE_FOCALTECH,
+		.name		= "FocalTechPS/2",
+		.alias		= "focaltech",
+		.detect		= focaltech_detect,
+		.init		= focaltech_init,
+	},
+#endif
 	{
 		.type		= PSMOUSE_AUTO,
 		.name		= "auto",
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
index f4cf664..c2ff137 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum psmouse_type {
 	PSMOUSE_FSP,
 	PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS_RELATIVE,
 	PSMOUSE_CYPRESS,
+	PSMOUSE_FOCALTECH,
 	PSMOUSE_AUTO		/* This one should always be last */
 };
 
